We are not on – even just a step away from the most brutal and primitive crudity. To be very crude on those issues, which is always challenges and we always have to look at the situation like a mirror, to draw some understanding.
AI WEIWEII spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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They lack any ability to sense what is beautiful or what is proper. They can be learned and skillful, but they lack the ability to make their own free judgment. It is really sad to see young adults of 20, 25 years who were never taught to make their own decisions.
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Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.
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You don’t have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.
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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.
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Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
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In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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